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The Lime Kilns of Bald Mountain: Lowber’s Legacy
August 7 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
On Wednesday, August 7, at 6:30 p.m., participants will travel back in time to look at the lost lyme industry of Bald Mountain and the man who made the hamlet into a thriving, industrious community of the time, Robert Lowber.
Lime was a prosperous industry in the early to mid-19th century. Though already in production in Bald Mountain, it wasn’t until Robert Lowber purchased the kilns that the hamlet became a bustling hub. An enterprising and forceful personality, Lowber was an early captain of industry in the Greenwich area, developing a community in Bald Mountain that would promote the lime industry and become notable for its high quality product.
The presenters include,
Sandy McReynolds, Town of Greenwich Historian as well as the Greenwich Free Library’s I.V.H. Gill Room Historian.
Ken Perry, a former resident of Bald Mountain, artist, author, genealogist and local historian.
KC Scott, Greenwich Free Library staff member and Greenwich resident.
The program will be given at the Fort Miller Reformed Church, 1239 Fort Miller Rd, Fort Miller (Town of Fort Edward, off Route 4), New York on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Washington County Historical Society at 518-747-9108. The Historical Society is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.